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Stephen Francis

Stephen Francis

Stephen Francis is the writing half of the creative team (with Rico) of the hugely famous Madam & Eve comic strip franchise. Born in the United States in 1949, Stephen…>

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  1. MEET SOLLY AND HIS TROLLEY

    INTRODUCING MADAM & EVE’S NEW WALK ON
    Meet Solly
    South Africa’s most popular newspaper comic has a new character.

    This past week, Solly walked into Madam & Eve’s strip - and neighbourhood - opening up a whole world of prospects for stories and gags.

    Solly is immediately set upon by Mother Anderson, who has taken it upon herself to defend the neighbourhood against the likes of him and the lady who walks the streets selling mielies (corn) at the top of her voice. In fact, it soon turns out that these two scourges of middle class privilege already know one another!

    Solly’s trolly, filled to the brim with odds and ends (some of which will surprise you), is a prop that will surely prove to be a bottomless resource of material for the strip’s creators Stephen Francis (who writes), and Rico (who draws).

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    Posted on Mar 17, 2013

  2. 20 YEARS OF MADAM & EVE

    Madam & Eve's 1996 Annual Cover

    TWENTY YEARS ago South Africa's favourite comic strip made its first appearance in the Weekly Mail.

    Its purpose was to record the absurdities of a community huddled together on the Southern tip of Africa as it grappled with the most dramatic social change it had ever known.

    Apartheid was being dismantled around it, and the community's members faced new hope and new challenges.

    Enter Madam and Eve, a conscientious middle class woman and her wily maid servant; as good a representation of the country's 40 million populace as you'll ever get to fit within the confines of a comic strip frame.

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    Posted on Dec 11, 2012

  3. Cartoonists stand against media restrictions

    BY JOHN CURTIS


    South Africa’s top editorial cartoonists have banded together to protest against the government’s intended press restrictions.

    In rejecting the proposed Protection of Information Bill and Media Tribunal, they have warned that these restrictions will erode the right to freedom of expression achieved by the country’s hard fought struggle for democracy.

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    Posted on Aug 12, 2010

  4. Madam & Eve come to Cape Town!

    And Africartoons was at their booklaunch...

    Madam & Eve Characters

    MADAM & EVE creators Stephen Francis & Rico were in Cape Town on September 24th for the Open Book Festival to promote their new annual 'The Pothole at the End of the Rainbow'.

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    Posted on Sep 25, 2011

  5. Writing for Peanuts

    AN INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN FRANCIS

    Madam & Eve writer Stephen Francis

    Stephen Francis, co-creator with Rico Schacherl of the Madam & Eve strip, was interviewed by Adele Shevel for the Sunday Times. Amongst the many interesting revelations to come out of the interview were:

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    Posted on Jun 26, 2011

  6. MIchelle Obama Charms SA Cartoonists

    Michelle Obama's visit this week to South Africa has provided local cartoonists with a much appreciated platform upon which they can compare perspectives between her country and ours. 

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    Posted on Jun 25, 2011

  7. DON'T BURST OUR SPEECH BUBBLE!

    PLEASE sign our petition for free speech for SA cartoonists

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    Posted on Sep 01, 2010

  8. Cartoon Events at the Cape Town Book Fair

    This year's fifth anniversary of the Cape Town Book Fair has some exciting events on offer for cartoon enthusiasts. The fair will be held once again at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, from Saturday 31st July through to Monday 2nd August. Friday, July 30th has been set aside for the trade. 

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    Posted on Jul 31, 2010

  9. Zakumi turns 16 on Youth Day

    Helen Zille arrested for trademark infringement

    Zakumi, the strange green-maned cartoon leopard that has landed the dream job of mascot for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, turned 16 yesterday, according to his Wikipedia entry. However he is far from being a 'sweet sixteen' year-old if stories doing the rounds are to be believed.

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    Posted on Jun 17, 2010

  10. Cartoonists Get Behind the Soccer

    Corrupt politicians, dodgy business persons and lazy public servants will all benefit from at least a partial reprieve from local cartoonists who have shifted their focus towards the Soccer World Cup, and joined the rest of South Africa in a mood of patriotic goodwill.

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    Posted on Jun 11, 2010